BRIO Awards Application Workshops
 Application workshops for The Bronx Council on the Arts’ BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) awards will be held on Jan. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m., at Hostos Community College, room C-391, 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street) Application deadline is Jan. 31. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 35.

Free Testing for HS Equivalency Prep Program
Grace Outreach, at 378 E. 151st St. (5th floor), will conduct free placement tests for its HS Equivalency Test Preparation program on Jan. 16 and 17 for the 2014 semester for women 18 years and older. For more information, please call (718) 328-0580.

Coat Drive
New York Cares is collecting coats for the needy this winter through Feb. 7. Bronx donation sites include the Office of the Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at 851 Grand Concourse (room 209) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Other drop-off sites include the 52nd Police Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave. For more information, visit www.newyorkcares.org.

Computers at the Oval
Computer access is now available at the newly-opened Williamsbridge Oval Computer Resource Center, Mondays through Saturdays (subject to change). Call to confirm. For more information or a detailed schedule, call (718) 543-8672.

Apply to Your Community Board
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites Bronx residents to join their local community board. Applications are available at your local board office or at Diaz’s Community Board office and will be accepted for all 12 Community Boards for Bronxites who reside, work or have professional or other significant interests in the Bronx. Deadline is Feb. 7. For more information, call (718) 590-3543/8977, or apply online at bronxboropres.nyc.gov.

Free GED Prep & Transition Programs
Pathways to Graduation offers free GED educational services to diploma seeking students 18 to 21, in advance of NY’s new Common Core-aligned Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) which offers educational services from the DOE’s Adult Transition Centers at age 22. Centers are located at 1010 James A Polite Ave. For more information, call (212) 374-5141.

Photo Workshops at Fordham U
The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society holds bi-weekly photo workshops for avid photographers two times a month on Saturdays at 9:45 a.m. at the Fordham Preparatory School (room 243) on the Fordham University Campus through June. For more information, call (718) 543-3115.

Lehman Art & Design Workshops

Lehman College’s Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., offers an after-school art & design program for middle and high school students. For more information, call (718) 960-8732.